FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – River City High School’s football alumni will take on visiting alumni from Elk Grove High in a game at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, at RCHS. To signup for RCHS, visit alumnifootballusa.com or contact Bryan, (916) 873-5737, or Uriah, 544-4236. Copyright News-Ledger 2012

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – Take part in a “drive-through blitz” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 8 by bringing your new or gently-used coats to River City High School, 1 Raider Lane for collection. The school’s music boosters are sponsoring the collection for “Coats for Kids,” and “Hot 103.5” radio will be on [...]

NEWS-LEDGER – The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce invites you to a “yummy brunch” with Santa on Sat., Dec. 8 at the community center, 1075 West Capitol Avenue. There will be two seatings: one from 8-9:30 a.m. and another from 10-11:30 a.m. Kids can have their pictures taken with Santa and drop off a letter [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 5, 2012 – Visit the Raley’s supermarket this weekend, and volunteers from River City High School will help you brighten the holidays for a local senior citizen. The “senior gift program” is sponsored by the West Sacramento Rotary Club, reports the Rotary’s Charyl Silva. Seniors at the Eskaton Woodrow Wilson [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 5, 2012 – The Valero gas station and convenience store on the west end of West Capitol Avenue was robbed at gunpoint on Friday. Twice. At 6:52 a.m., police received a reported that “two males with guns” had just robbed the establishment at 4790 West Capitol. Then, at 8:38 p.m., [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – Buy some See’s candy for the holidays and support local charity programs of the West Sacramento Kiwanis. Visit the club’s candy shack at 2050 Town Center Plaza, Suite B-160, in the Nugget center. The candy booth is staffed by volunteers from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Christmas. Among the Kiwanis [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 28, 2012 – COLUMN BY DARYL FISHER Note: Longtime West Sacramento resident John Ohlson died last week at the age of 97. He lived a rich and rewarding life, spoke numerous languages, saw the good in everyone, and was always interested in everything that was going on around him. [...]

Interesting. I always see people fishing these two ponds. Anyone have any idea what they are fishing for? It’s near my house and I’ve always thought about walking over and throwing my line in but I don’t know what’s in there. […]